[quote]This is not demonstrably true unless there is some disclaimer on the forum that states 'we will discuss all topics once the forums are 100% clean'[/quote] What you're saying is true, however I'm pretty sure Bungie would rather talk to someone who isn't insulting them, instead of someone who is. I would, wouldn't you? [quote]My counter to that is that this forum has moderators who get paid (or not) to keep things civil or at least point Bungie in the right direction.[/quote] All the Ninjas and Mentors are volunteers, and none of them get paid. I believe (I'm sorry, but I don't remember exactly where) this is stated in the CoC (Code of Conduct). I also remember seeing a Ninja say this himself a while back. They're job isn't to steer the forums into being constructive either, they are here to do things like move posts to the right sub-forum, delete comments or ban users that violate the CoC, etc. They don't communicate with Bungie either, that's what Cozmo does. [quote]Okay people are going to leave shitty comments, let's skip those and respond to the ones with a lot of up-votes or responses even if the topic is taboo i.e., I am bored, I prefer D1. You think they're going to reply to that just because it is civil and constructive? No they're going to ignore it because it's damaging to their credibility.[/quote][quote]I disagree with this. Look at their post history- They seem to reply to lighthearted threads or topics that won't escalate into a conversation where they want to avoid a sore spot.[/quote] Personally I think it's a bit of both. They will respond to posts that are constructive and/or not damaging to their credibility. However, that's not just Bungie who does this. I can't think of a single AAA company who constantly responds to hateful comments, all of them respond to only the lighthearted/constructive posts, if they respond to any at all.